The University of Baghdad ranked first in Iraq and ranked 40th out of 313 in the Times Foundation’s ranking of Arab universities, which was issued today. Thus, the University of Baghdad advanced from 46th out of 217 universities last year to 40th out of 313 universities this year, despite an increase in the number of Arab universities up to 96, our university advanced, and this is an indication of the soundness of the university’s strategic planning.